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  "id": 18305341,
  "title": "Bank of England hikes interest rate for the first time since Iran war, warns inflation will near 5%",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/bank-of-england-hikes-interest-rate-for-the-first-time-since-iran-war-18305341",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-11-05T12:37:57.000Z",
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    "url": "https://www.cnbc.com/2026/11/05/interest-rates-inflation-uk.html"
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  "summary": "One policymaker voted to raise the bank's key interest rate to 4.25%.",
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        "published": "2026-11-05T12:04:38.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "WSJ Economy",
        "title": "The Bank of England raised its key interest rate Thursday for the first time since the war U.S.-Iran sent oil prices soaring",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/the-bank-of-england-raised-its-key-interest-rate-thursday-for-the",
        "published": "2026-11-05T12:08:00.000Z"
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        "outlet": "This Is Money",
        "title": "Is today's interest rate rise the first of many and can the Bank of England keep inflation in check? This is what economists say",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/is-todays-interest-rate-rise-the-first-of-many-and-can-the-bank-of",
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        "outlet": "Euronews",
        "title": "Bank of England raises key interest rate for first time in over 3 years",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/bank-of-england-raises-key-interest-rate-for-first-time-in-over-3",
        "published": "2026-11-05T12:32:38.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Dawn Business",
        "title": "Bank of England lifts rate for first time since 2023 to fight inflation",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/bank-of-england-lifts-rate-for-first-time-since-2023-to-fight",
        "published": "2026-11-05T13:06:10.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "RTHK News - Finance",
        "title": "First Bank of England rate hike in 3 years",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/first-bank-of-england-rate-hike-in-3-years",
        "published": "2026-11-05T13:11:07.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Peninsula Qatar Business",
        "title": "Bank of England lifts rate for first time since 2023 to fight inflation",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/bank-of-england-lifts-rate-for-first-time-since-2023-to-fight-18313687",
        "published": "2026-11-05T13:49:15.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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